Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 59
तस्मात्कथय चास्माकमुपायं कञ्चिदेव हि । व्रतं वा नियमं वाथ होमं वा मुनिसत्तम
tasmātkathaya cāsmākamupāyaṃ kañcideva hi | vrataṃ vā niyamaṃ vātha homaṃ vā munisattama
അതുകൊണ്ട്, ഹേ മുനിശ്രേഷ്ഠാ, ഞങ്ങൾക്ക് ഏതെങ്കിലും ഉപായം പറഞ്ഞുതരുക—വ്രതമാകട്ടെ, നിയമമാകട്ടെ, അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഹോമമാകട്ടെ.
Indra (Vāsava) addressing Bṛhaspati (munisattama) (deduced)
Scene: Disciples kneel before a sage, hands folded, asking for a specific remedy—vow, discipline, or fire-offering—while a small sacred fire and ritual implements are visible.
FAQs
When afflicted, one should seek a dharmic remedy—vow, disciplined observance, or worship—under the guidance of the wise.
No site is specified in this verse; it introduces the ritual framework that will connect to Viṣṇu’s sacred sphere.
Vrata (vow), Niyama (discipline), and Homa (fire-offering) are explicitly proposed as possible remedies.